The Living: A Reverse Harem Bully Romance (The Thorns of Rosewood Book 3) by Cassie James & Christine Kelsey

Author:Cassie James & Christine Kelsey [James, Cassie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-31T05:00:00+00:00

18

Piper

I do eventually manage to stop crying, but it’s like the second I do Jude puts his walls back up again. It doesn’t help that I hesitate when he opens the passenger side door of his SUV for me.

“Are you fucking kidding me?” he groans, his voice flush with irritation. He reaches out to grab my arms and gives me a gentle shake. “I get this wasn’t exactly what you wanted, but can’t you ever just be fucking grateful for what you do have?”

“I’m sorry,” I whisper.

“Yeah? What fucking for, Piper? “Are you sorry for being ungrateful for the fact that the best lawyer in L.A. just got the Hawthornes to agree to never try to reset you ever again? Are you sorry for crying? For not wanting to even get in a goddamn car with me?”

“No,” I manage to choke out as I swipe at my eyes. Great. I’m fucking crying again. My fingers come away smudged with eye makeup. I can’t seem to catch my breath to tell Jude that I’m sorry for everything. For doubting him. For being an asshole. For not give us a chance.

“Then what fucking is it, Piper? Are you sorry for not showing up to school for two days after dropping a bombshell on us?” I shake my head miserably, watching him pace in front of me, arms waving as he shouts his feelings for the whole world to hear. “Are you sorry for ghosting us again? Or are you actually, truly goddamn sorry for trying to end things with us without taking into consideration how any of us fucking felt about it?”

I can’t trust myself to speak right now, not when he’s so mad he can’t stand still. He throws his hands in the air. “Get in the fucking car,” he commands as he goes around to the driver’s side. I jump when I hear the heavy thud of his hand connecting with the metal of his SUV. “Now, Piper!”

I slide into the car without a word, buckling myself in as he stands outside of it, palms flat against the window and his head hung low. His shoulders rise and fall with his deep breaths, and guilt tears at my stomach. Why can’t I make my stupid mouth figure out how to say all the words tumbling around in my head? I know without a doubt now that I’m the one in the wrong this time, and I know I’m the one who has to fix it.

I chew my lip and take a deep breath before pulling my phone from my bag. I glance out of the corner of my eye to see Jude still standing with his arms braced against the window, head down, so I take the chance to shoot a quick text to Tyler and Brennan. Can we talk? It’s short and sweet, straight to the point, and I hope like hell they have it within them to at least give me the chance to try to fix this shithole I’ve dug for all of us.

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